Red Sky Mods - Part Two
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Since I'm in the middle of the Pacific, I'll give the last sound off. Sleep well everyone. Shiny, Shiny, Shiny......... DAMN the wait is almost making me burst.
G'morning maties. Survived another week. It's Friday the 13th. Everyone have a safe day. I'd be on the lookout for some porn. Like a siren's call it haunts "Shiny".........
Shiny wood with updates does sound like a recipe for success. Fancy front and back and it will be the mod to have. Can't wait!
Ahoy, afternoon! bit more coffee and vape and I will get moving fer the day .... uggggg ..
So, all of you have seen Firefly right? If not, you must watch it now and then you'll know why we keep describing everything as shiny!
Ok, I have made you all wait long enough. Took some quick pics of them before I sand them with some fine sand-paper and put another coat of finish on them. I just put some hardware in them temporarily so you can see what the end result will look like.
I decided to free hand the outside shape of all the new mods. They all have completely rounded edges as that has always seemed the most popular, but I also brought them over to the spindle sander and went nuts on the edges some more. This way is much more fun for me and none of them will be exactly the same as another.
Here you go...
As you can see, a couple obvious advantages to this style is covered electronics, which is becoming more and more popular in box mods and also the tank is now nice and centered in the body. I don't have to offset it anymore to make room for the lid.
They use 18350 batteries. It's tight, but I've moved away from using 16340 batteries. They use dual 18350 batts for VV, or a single 18650 for 3.7v mode.
Mod dimensions, 2" x 1" x 5" tall. About the same as before.
The switch on the bottom is a three way switch. Push to the right for Direct battery/3.7v/battery check mode, center of OFF, and left for VV mode. Just like the Dual mode Cutlass 5.1 was.
There is now a view window so you can check your juice level in your tank without removing it, as long as you have a clear tank that is, lol. It will take a tank .8" in diameter or less.
Additionally, the electronics are not going to be glued into place anymore, so all I have to do is open the cover, pull out the naughty component, replace it and send it back home. It will keep the cost of repairs down alot.
I decided to free hand the outside shape of all the new mods. They all have completely rounded edges as that has always seemed the most popular, but I also brought them over to the spindle sander and went nuts on the edges some more. This way is much more fun for me and none of them will be exactly the same as another.
Here you go...
As you can see, a couple obvious advantages to this style is covered electronics, which is becoming more and more popular in box mods and also the tank is now nice and centered in the body. I don't have to offset it anymore to make room for the lid.
They use 18350 batteries. It's tight, but I've moved away from using 16340 batteries. They use dual 18350 batts for VV, or a single 18650 for 3.7v mode.
Mod dimensions, 2" x 1" x 5" tall. About the same as before.
The switch on the bottom is a three way switch. Push to the right for Direct battery/3.7v/battery check mode, center of OFF, and left for VV mode. Just like the Dual mode Cutlass 5.1 was.
There is now a view window so you can check your juice level in your tank without removing it, as long as you have a clear tank that is, lol. It will take a tank .8" in diameter or less.
Additionally, the electronics are not going to be glued into place anymore, so all I have to do is open the cover, pull out the naughty component, replace it and send it back home. It will keep the cost of repairs down alot.
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Thar she blows. Awesome new look Cappy. Really can't wait. A tank mod most defininatly will be on the duckette for the next addition to the fleet. I am really really stoked beyond words.
Here are pics of all 6 of the test batch, you can see that none of them are the same. As some styles prove more popular I will narrow the field of options down to a few.
Oh yeah, they are Zebra and Curly Tiger Maple, Flame box elder and Curly Tiger Maple, Cocobolo and Mahogany, Gabon ebony and Mahogany, Eucalyptus and Black Walnut and Yellow heart and Black Walnut.
Oh yeah, they are Zebra and Curly Tiger Maple, Flame box elder and Curly Tiger Maple, Cocobolo and Mahogany, Gabon ebony and Mahogany, Eucalyptus and Black Walnut and Yellow heart and Black Walnut.
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Love the gun grip look. Can you say Blunderbuss? Or maybe Flint-lock.
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Love the new style Brian, they look great. They run on 16340 or 18350 ? As far as i can see from the 2 pictures, batteries look like 16340 .
It's tight, but they are going back to using the 18350 batteries in them. People accepted that they had to use the 16340 with the previous designs, but I don't think it was a very popular decision. So 18350 batts for VV mode, 18650 for 3.7v mode.
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Fantastic news on the 18350s. I must now convince my wife that she NEEDS the yellowheart one 
Wow, I want them all! Very impressive and a great look
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Lol, when they are done I'm sure I will be giving one out as a random poster prize or something, I do silly stuff like that sometimes.
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